Excuse the long pause, but we at Auto Trader towers have come over all Jezza in light of the mullet-sporting one’s trademark delivery and wit – oh, and that Top Gear thing he does now and then.

But the greatest Clarkson quote ever?

From describing the BMW Z3 as the choice of steed for the insane, to simply not saying anything at all about the previous generation Vauxhall Vectra, Jeremy has provided the world with some of the greatest put-downs in recent memory.

But what are your favourites? Any others you think are worthy of note?

To paraphrase the pipe-smoking pundit, it’s like voicing your thoughts…on a blog.